As they arise from likings and dislikings of actions that cause, or tend to cause, pleasure and pain, the first thing is to see that the likings and dislikings are well founded.
But of course one's likings and dislikings on such a matter depend on circumstances.
Nobody was milder in his dislikings than Mr Harding; but there were ladies in Barchester upon whose arm he would always decline to lean, bowing courteously as he did so, and saying a word or two of constrained civility.
The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.
They have occupied themselves rather in inquiring what things society ought to like or dislike, than in questioning whether its likings or dislikings should be a law to individuals.
Likings anddislikings are instantaneous and instinctive.
I fear that a great many of our likings and dislikings are too apt to be upon the Dr.
He has imagination; he has that sympathetic and dramatic instinct which enables a man to enter into the emotions and motives, the likings and dislikings of the people of a past age.
He certainly was not the only person in our time who habitually accepted his own likings and dislikings as the appointed ordinances of Heaven.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "dislikings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
